By Our Reporter Ayade FC has defeated Begiaka FC, 4-3 on penalties to win the 5th edition of the Comrade Odey Adamade Unity Cup Competition, clinching the top prize of a hundred thousand naira (N 100,000) and a trophy. The competition which commenced on the 9th of December, 2018 with 16 teams held at two
By Obeten Godfrey Community Technical College, Ikot Effangha, Calabar has won the 2018 edition of the Old School Association Challenge (OSAC) football competition held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The competition took place Saturday, 22 December, 2018 at the Saint Patrick’s Technical College, Ikot Ansa, Calabar. Eight teams comprising of Hope Waddell Training
By Efa Sunday; Special Sports Correspondent Team Cross River State in the just concluded National Sports Festival Abuja 2018 clinched a total of 22 medals. Also, Hon. Orok Duke Chairman, Cross River State Sports Commission and Leader of Team Cross River delegation to the NSF Abuja 2018 attributed to the not too good performance of
By Efa Sunday; Live From Abuja The Cross River contingent in the ongoing National Sport Festival (NSF) Abuja have bagged 5 Gold, 11 Silver and 5 Bronze to make a total of twenty-one (21) medal placing them at 19th position in the NSF ranking. The team members who participated in only eight sports out a
Efa Sunday The Cross River contingents participating in the 19th edition of the National Sports Festival, currently ongoing in National Stadium, Abuja, have clinched sixteen medals so far. The festival which started on 7th of December, 2018, had Team Cross River registered for nine sports, out of a total of thirty-nine. The category of sports
By Jonathan Ugbal and Elijah Ugani Despite failing to host the 19th edition of the National Sports Festival which it won hosting rights and was slated for 2014, the Cross River State government says it will bid for the hosting of the 20th edition in 2020. After several postponement, the federal government moved the sports
By Jonathan Ugbal The annual Comrade Odey Adamade unity football tournament slated for late August and early September has been shifted to December, a statement from the organizers of the competition says. The statement signed by the coordinator, Mr. David Undeshi, and made available to CrossRiverWatch said that the shift was due “to our member’s
By Odey Ojeka Ahead of the 2018 edition of the Leboku festival, the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution, Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla has sponsored the festival’s football tournament with NGN500,000 and kits. Leboku is the Lokàá translation of the Ugep new yam festival in Yakurr local government area of central Cross River State